KTM Class 94

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KTM Class 94
Stock typeElectric Multiple Unit
In service2025 onwards
Manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou and CRRC Malaysia
Constructed2023-2025
Entered service2025
Number under construction9 sets
Number built1 set
Capacity312
Operators Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Lines served KTM West Coast railway line
Specifications
Maximum speedDesign: 160 km/h (100 mph)
    Service: 140 km/h (87 mph)
Tractive effort 284kN
Track gauge 1000 mm (metre-gauge)

The KTM Class 94 is a type of electric multiple unit (EMUs) currently under construction for Keretapi Tanah Melayu. [1] Branded as ETS 3, these sets will be put into service on KTM's Electric Train Service (ETS) from 2025 onwards. [2]

Contents

Procurement

A tender was called by Ministry of Transport in May 2020 for 10 six-car intercity EMUs, with three manufacturers putting up bids for the project [3]

CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, which had manufactured the earlier Class 93, was awarded the tender for the new trains. As part of the conditions, 2 sets would be manufactured at CRRC Zhuzhou's factory in China while the remaining 8 sets would be manufactured in CRRC's factory in Batu Gajah, Malaysia. [4]

Features

The train has a capacity of 312 seats, with 276 standard class seats and 36 business class seats. [1]

Compared to the earlier Class 93, the class features a 14.2% improvement in acceleration and a 24.5% increase in tractive effort. [5] The battery capacity for auxiliary power is 640 A h, double that of the Class 93s. This allows the train's emergency lighting and ventilation system to function for two hours without overhead catenary supply. [5]

The train meets the EN 15227 crashworthiness standard and EN 45545 fire safety standards. [5]

Delivery

The first set was completed on 8 June 2024 and was handed over to the Transport Ministry in a ceremony at the CRRC Zhuzhou factory. The remaining sets are scheduled to be fully delivered by 12 August 2025. [2]

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